The Success Myth

Written on May 23, 2012 by jpopovic in Entrepreneurship, Online Marketing

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Tired of trying new ideas and watching them fail?

Wondering why other people seem to hit success faster or more easily than you?

This might help…

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17 Responses to The Success Myth

Ted Payne
May 23, 2012 | 7:17 pm

Another great video man.

I agree 100%. Sounds a lot like my/our journey in fact. I definitely remember having doubts at the start, but luckily you kept us focused on success, and it carried us through the early days of weakness.

1000s of variables on the way to success, but self confidence and persistence must be near the very top in terms of importance.
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- jpopovic
  May 23, 2012 | 7:20 pm
  
  Hey man. True true true!! LOL.
  
  The early days are dark for all entrepreneurs. Hell even now we are still grinding it out… thankfully we get to celebrate lots of success in between the challenges. We earned it brutha!
  
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Dennis Becker
May 23, 2012 | 7:18 pm

Awesome, awesome, awesome message.

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- jpopovic
  May 23, 2012 | 7:20 pm
  
  Wow!! Thanks Dennis not sure I’ve ever got a comment from you before. Now I know you’re watching me lol.. .better steop my game up.
  
  Seriously though glad u liked it!
  
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Adrienne Hew
May 23, 2012 | 7:26 pm

Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes I get down when the rest of life gets in the way of my entrepreneurship, but the light is at the end of the tunnel and my hubby will soon be able to quit his job. To some extent, success online can just be from having several properties up for more than 2 years. Many of my original sites get traffic and sales just because of domain age.
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- jpopovic
  May 23, 2012 | 7:53 pm
  
  Hey Adrienne,
  
  Thanks for the comment and that is a great point. Sometimes you need to let your online assets build momentum and gain some steam before you see any result at all. The more you put in, consistently, the more you will get out!
  
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Terry Jett
May 23, 2012 | 7:46 pm

Great advice Justin!

I started out way back when about the only thing to sell online were calling cards and long distance service. Digital downloads were barley even a thought:)

Having seen many changes over the years and adapting to many of them, I can say for sure that failure is not uncommon. But learn from it and move on! If you give up you will never succeed…

Do not be afraid to “think outside the box” and not follow what everyone else is doing.

Terry
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- jpopovic
  May 23, 2012 | 7:55 pm
  
  Hey Terry
  
  Great to hear from an online vet like yourself. Failure certainly is not uncommon.. not only online but in any pursuit that requires hard work, skill, focus and persistence.
  
  Thinking outside the box is key. Always be willing to try something new… and unique to YOU!
  
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Diane Chesson
May 23, 2012 | 8:07 pm

Justin,

Thanks for the great comments. I get frustrated at how slow I am in picking up the endless series of things I need to learn. One thing that helps me, though, is my skepticism. When the “braggers” tell us all how great they’re doing, I don’t really believe them. When the people I like are successful (usually very quietly), I’m happy for them.

Seriously, it’s tough enough without comparing yourself to anyone else.

Justin, you rock, and I know you live the things you talk about.

Diane

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- jpopovic
  May 23, 2012 | 9:04 pm
  
  Hey Diane,
  
  Thanks for the kind words
  
  And I agree about the braggers. It is one thing to be confident and praise yourself for your success… to a degree. But if you are the ONLY saying it, it tells me a lot. If your fans, customers, etc… are raving about you too… then you kinda earned the right to brag
  
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Sally Lazarus
May 23, 2012 | 8:18 pm

Thanks Justin!

This is just what I needed You described exactly how I’ve been feeling on and off for a couple of months.

It’s a great reminder to me that everybody hits these walls and that in order to be successful, I just need to remain strong. And thanks to your video, I will

Thanks once again

Sally
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- jpopovic
  May 23, 2012 | 9:00 pm
  
  Hey Sally,
  Glad this video was helpful for you. Trust me, your past couple of months of struggle is NORMAL!! As long as you keep moving forward, trying new things, conditioning yourself to be strong… you WILL make it. Keep up the great work
  
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Viv
May 23, 2012 | 8:19 pm

Hey Justin….great message at good time for me….thanks, I needed a little nudge….keep up the great work !

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- jpopovic
  May 23, 2012 | 9:01 pm
  
  Hey Viv,
  Happy to hear it. Hope this gives you the boost you need to finish the week (and month) strong. Best of luck and thanks for the comment.
  
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Karen
May 23, 2012 | 8:54 pm

Perfect timing, Justin. You must have been in my head this week because I was doing some of that negative comparison thinking. I caught myself but boy can it drag you down. Thanks for a much-needed reminder to stay the course:))

Always a fan of your PLR but you deliver so much more value than that!

Karen

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- jpopovic
  May 23, 2012 | 9:02 pm
  
  Hey Karen
  
  Thanks!
  
  Great to hear from you. I know that comparison feeling where it seems like everyone else is doing it big but you. NEVER the case and you are often closer to a success than you realize
  
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Barry
June 2, 2012 | 2:34 pm

You must have been in my head this week because I was doing some of that negative comparison thinking. Thanks for sharing.
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